Health committee  Your question is a very broad one. I will focus on medical imaging, our field of expertise. Overall, two urgent needs must be addressed quickly. First of all, the working conditions of our radiology technologists must be improved to ensure their retention. This is a really impor

Health committee  I support it.

Health committee  That's actually a very good question. It's clear that the virtual care definitely increased the load of imaging, because the physicians are not examining their patients. We are seeing more ultrasounds and more CTs. This is something we need to take into consideration when we do v

Health committee  Your comment is very relevant. What is happening is that provincial operational budgets enable them to resolve only immediate problems and provide services, but the situation is very difficult for the provinces right now. It feels like there is a strategy for infrastructure and

Health committee  That's a very good question. Definitely when you look at imaging, it's true that the capital investment is quite significant, but the cost of not having a timely diagnosis is really expensive. We need to take into consideration that balance of the money we put in, the investment

Health committee  Okay. That investment will ensure reasonable access to the care our patients need over the long term. I would be happy to answer your questions. Thank you very much.

Health committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, members of the committee, fellow panellists, good afternoon. My name is Gilles Soulez, and I am the president of the Canadian Association of Radiologists, associate professor in the Université de Montréal's department of radiology and interventional radio